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Star Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Star Lake, Arbor Vitae Township, with the railroad tracks of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway on right and lake on the left.
Photograph

Boulder Lake in Boulder Junction

Date: 1940
Description: View of trees along a fence in front of Boulder Lake.
Postcard

Star Lake and Road

Date: 1948
Description: View from left side of road towards several buildings and a lake on the right. Down the road automobiles are parked outside of a building with a sign that ...
Photograph

Crystal Lake CCC Camp

Date: 1935
Description: Barracks buildings at the Crystal Lake Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp.
Photograph

Boathouse from Lake

Date: 1960
Description: Wet boathouse that belonged to Don Walkins, on Catfish Lake. A woman stands on a pier near a boat.
Postcard

Aerial View of Boulder Junction

Date: 1959
Description: Color postcard of an aerial view of town. There is a lake in the background in the upper left.
Postcard

Camp Milo on White Sand Lake

Date: 07 02 1925
Description: Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Camp Milo on White Sand Lake. On it are photographs of the cabins, tents, lake, and boats on the shore.
Postcard

Greetings From Boulder Junction

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of a sailboat in the moonlight. Text below reads: "Greetings From Boulder Junction, Wisconsin."
Postcard

Williams' Bay, Boulder Lake

Date: 06 18 1929
Description: Photographic postcard of Williams' Bay on Boulder Lake. Caption reads: "Williams' Bay, Boulder Lake, Boulder Jct., Wis."
Photograph

Lake Manitowish at Little Bohemia

Date: 1931
Description: View down lake shoreline on Lake Manitowish at Little Bohemia. There are stairs coming down to the lake, and a bench, as well as docks, a flag pole and a d...
Photograph

The Tavern Crawling Stone Lodge

Date: 1934
Description: View of a one-story log lodge, the Tavern - Crawling Stone Lodge, and a tipi with trees in the background and foreground. There is a lake behind the lodge.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Northern State Forest in Vilas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1933
Description: This 1933 Wisconsin Conservation Dept. map shows roads, railroads, trails, lakes and streams, and the Trout Lake Game Refuge in Northern State Forest (whic...
Map or Atlas

Eagle River Land Company, Dealer in Farming Lands, Eagle River, Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: This 1908 map shows the town and range grid, sections, cities and villages, acreages, settlers, schools, wagon roads, railroads, saw mills, and lakes, stre...
Map or Atlas

Reconnoissance Soil Map of Vilas and Portions of Adjoining Counties

Date: 1914
Description: This 1914 map shows the soil types in Vilas County, Wisconsin, and adjoining areas in Oneida, Forest, and Iron counties. Also depicted are the township and...
Map or Atlas

Sketch Map of Soils of Vilas and Portions of Adjoining Counties

Date: 1920
Description: This early 20th century map shows the soil types in Vilas County, Wisconsin, and adjoining areas in Oneida, Forest, Iron, and Price counties. Also depicted...
Map or Atlas

Town of Conover, Vilas County, Wisconsin : Large Private or Corporate Land Holdings of One Section or More , As Compared to Public Lands

Date: 1936
Description: These two maps of the Town of Conover, Vilas County, Wisconsin, show private land holdings of a section or more as of 1927 and public lands in 1936. Acreag...
Map or Atlas

Map of Vilas County, Wisconsin Showing Parts of Iron, Forest & Oneida Counties

Date: 1933
Description: This mid-20th century map shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, and lakes and streams in Vilas County,...
Map or Atlas

Topographic Base Map : Township No. 40 N, Range No. 9 E, Vilas County

Date: 1952
Description: This Wisconsin Conservation Dept. map shows sections, roads, rivers, and lakes in the Town of Cloverland, Vilas County, Wisconsin as of February, 1952. It ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Eagle River Vacation Area

Date: 1956
Description: This 1956 map shows sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, and lakes and streams in the Eagle River area. All or part of the towns of Plum Lake, ...
Map or Atlas

Lakes of Northern Michigan and Wisconsin Reached from Bent's Resort

Date: 1940
Description: Map shows hydrography and location of game fish in part of Vilas County, Wisconsin and Gogebic County, Michigan.

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